Inflation Protection Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Inflation Protection and Quantitative Longshort Equity is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Inflation Protection is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Inflation Protection Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between Inflation Protection Fund and DJI is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Inflation Protection Fund and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with Inflation Mutual Fund

  0.77PFRSX Real Estate SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.67PGBAX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.67PGBLX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.76PGDCX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.68PGDIX Global Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.66PGRUX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.68PGRKX Global Real EstatePairCorr

Moving against Inflation Mutual Fund

  0.61PFUMX Finisterre UnconstrainedPairCorr
  0.5PGBEX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.5PGBGX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.4SABPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.4SACAX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.4SAGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.39SAIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.39PFLJX Principal Lifetime 2050PairCorr
  0.38PFISX International Small PanyPairCorr
  0.33PFIEX International EquityPairCorr
  0.31PFIJX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.5PGBHX Blue Chip FundPairCorr
  0.46STCCX Short Term IncomePairCorr
  0.45PGLSX Global Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.39SCBPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.39SCGPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.37PGRTX Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.37SCIPX Strategic Asset ManaPairCorr
  0.37PHJGX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.37PHJBX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.36PHJEX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.55PHSPX Pimco High YieldPairCorr
  0.39PHTUX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.37PHJYX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.37PHJUX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.36PHJDX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr
  0.36PHJTX Principal Lifetime HybridPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Inflation Mutual Fund performing well and Inflation Protection Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Inflation Protection's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.